MA Applied Psychology

Academic Overview

Psychology explains human behaviour — applied psychology puts that science to work. IU's MA covers cognitive and social foundations, psychometric assessment, wellbeing at work, and evidence-based coaching. You will critique research, design small-scale studies, and apply ethical frameworks for vulnerable populations. This is not a clinical licensure programme; it prepares graduates for organisational and community roles. MA Applied Psychology is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Cognitive & Social Psychology through Cognitive & Social Psychology; Research Methods & Statistics; Personality & Individual Differences; Ethics in Applied Psychology; Organisational Psychology; Health & Wellbeing Psychology, and finish on Applied Psychology Project. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students read a finding and say what it shows about behaviour, and what it does not. Reading is one empirical paper, one methods critique, and an ethics note. The artefact a marker expects is a critical review that a non-specialist manager could follow. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Apply major psychological theories to organisational challenges Administer and interpret validated psychometric instruments ethically Design wellbeing programmes with measurable outcomes Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a psychology, counselling, or clinical licence. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

The degree is awarded directly by IU International University of Applied Sciences, seated in Warsaw, Poland. Studies are conducted in full alignment with Polish and European academic standards.

Curriculum & Core Modules

The curriculum comprises 36 ECTS credits structured across progressive academic modules:

Teaching & Assessment Methodology

Career Trajectories

• Organisational Psychologist
• HR Business Partner
• Wellbeing Programme Lead
• Learning & Development Manager
• Community Programme Designer

European Campus & Academic Facilities

Seated at Prosta 20 in Warsaw, IU International University of Applied Sciences offers state-of-the-art academic lecture halls, digital research repositories, and vibrant collegiate spaces for both on-campus and international distance scholars.

Main academic building at Prosta 20, Warsaw.

Collegiate courtyard and research study spaces.

Academic facilities and faculty laboratory suites.